Portfolio for Natalie Staniforth - Commissionaportrait

Natalie Staniforth studied Technical Arts Interpretation BA at Wimbledon College of Art. This course specializes in realistic accurate sculpture for film and television. After college she worked as a film industry sculptor for six years in London, Australia and New Zealand on various projects including Harry Potter 1 and Art department sculptor for Lord of the Rings.
In 2004 she moved to Spain to concentrate her own work, specializing in portraits, public art commissions and international symposiums in stone and ice.

Birth date

16-03-1973

Introduction

Natalie Staniforth studied Technical Arts Interpretation BA at Wimbledon College of Art. This course specializes in realistic accurate sculpture for film and television. After college she worked as a film industry sculptor for six years in London, Australia and New Zealand on various projects including Harry Potter 1 and Art department sculptor for Lord of the Rings.
In 2004 she moved to Spain to concentrate her own work, specializing in portraits, public art commissions and international symposiums in stone and ice.
Natalie´s work brings all of the accuracy and detail required in film work and combines it with artistic sensitivity and sincere love of the human form. She is experienced in working in a variety of mediums including ceramic, stone, bronze, ice and large scale polystyrene carving. Based in Spain and very happy to travel for commissions; please contact her through this site with any questions. She is very approachable and always happy to help.

Having a portrait made should be a celebration of the subject, I can guarantee a lifelike portrai,t but more important still is capturing the essence of the subject and bringing it to life. I love my work and want my clients to enjoy the process and be as thrilled with the result as I am when making it!

Statement

Once contact has been made there will be a meeting to decide on the size, material and position of the piece. If possible Natalie likes to spend sometime with the subject and make a video to gain some insight of their personality, gestures and posture. If this is not possible then descriptions from secondary sources will do. Then both parties attend a meeting to take measurements, photographs and when agreed, a face cast.
After that the client is in constant contact via email and digital images with further meetings, (when possible,) for up to 3 hours of sittings. The length of time needed to finish the work varies depending on materials and the complexity of the piece. As an example a bronze head needs a minimum of 3 months.
After approval the sculpture, (except stone work,) will then go on to the foundry or kiln to be finished. We can arrange delivery and installation at our end.

The
Prices quoted are for the standard mediums of oil on canvas and bronze
(in
the case of sculpture).For other media, prices may vary, please enquire
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